BARGAINS Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

bargains 1 of 2

noun

plural of bargain

as in deals

something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price those shoes were a bargain because the store was going out of business

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as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken made a bargain that one would help the other next week

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bargains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bargain

as in negotiates

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price

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as in covenants

to come to an arrangement as to a course of action I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes

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as in arranges

to bring about through discussion and compromise bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with

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Recent Examples of bargains

Noun

Don't miss out on more still-available Memorial Day tech deals, including plenty of under-$50 bargains! —

Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 But that behavioral leaning makes less sense in the context of modern economic innovations like legal rights, banks and laws, and with mechanisms to enforce bargains, such as police and litigation. —

Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 Looks to be one of the bargains of the summer. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Zhao said don’t expect a lot of bargains, either. —

Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 May 2026 Both candidates expressed frustration with trial penalties, but emphasized that plea bargains are necessary to keep the justice system afloat. —

Rafael Perez, Daily News, 25 May 2026 Best Summer Quilts at Quince I’ve been a shopping writer for years, testing all types of bedding—from buzzy Instagram brands to budget-friendly bargains—and have been consistently impressed by Quince’s lineup. —

Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026 Subnautica 2, in its final form, might wind up being one of the biggest bargains for gamers. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 But increasingly devastating wildfires are unraveling one of the last bargains Californians have enjoyed. —

Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026

Verb

The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America. —

Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026 One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026 In this Gothic fantasy debut, Leena Al-Sayer bargains her ability to see the dead in order to pay for the expensive medicine her brother Rami needs to live. —

Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 One of the best Cyber Monday bargains out there is this incredible OLED portable from Asus, which is crammed with high-end silicon for peak performance on all of today's top titles. —

PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025 The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, congratulated Mulroney on her election. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025 Oscar nominee and Lord of the Rings alum Astin will have quite the task ahead of them at the top of next year as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 Miami bargains Despite sporting baseball’s lowest payroll, the Miami Marlins have outperformed the league’s highest-spending teams this summer. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025

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Reviewing private deals The GUARD Alliance’s legal team is particularly interested in what was said in closed-door meetings between Independence staff and Nebius representatives in the months before neighbors started to notice heavy machinery moving onto Bly Road.

— Ilana Arougheti June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Instead, Cramer said the successful debut suggests investors remain eager to participate in new offerings despite concerns about a growing pipeline of deals.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 4 June 2026